Head of Discipline - Piping & Mechanical

Wood is recruiting a Head of Discipline - Piping & Mechanical for our Operations business in Australia & Asia Pacific West (APAC West), leading an established team and driving engineering excellence across multiple long-term engineering service contracts with our key clientele.  Based in Perth CBD, this is a permanent role and is available as full-time / part-time (job share) basis. Join Wood in January 2025!

Wood's Operations APAC West business delivers brownfields and maintenance engineering, procurement, construction, optimisation, and technical services to the Oil & Gas sector and enjoys long-term partnerships with the region’s most prominent producers located in Western Australia, Northern Territory and South-East Asia.

Reporting to the Head of Engineering - Asia Pacific West, you will be responsible for the Piping & Mechanical engineering function, leading teams both locally and across the region team and support of multi-discipline engineering projects on brownfield offshore / onshore assets.  

Anticipating client needs beyond the immediate scope, you will drive technical excellence and assurance on the Mechanical Piping engineering portion of projects across all disciplines to add value to the client and asset portfolio, while balancing client relationships and enabling the ongoing development and growth of each Client Contract team. 

At Wood you will join an inclusive and diverse global community of inquisitive minds and recognised industry innovators, partnering to create new possibilities.

As a leader and Piping & Mechanical Engineering professional you will participate directly in the design, development, and inspection of technical projects, and enjoy contributing to delivery of engineering excellence through:

• Managing and leading, supporting, and supervising the discipline engineering teams on the assigned scopes of work.
• Managing key stakeholders in the execution and delivery of contracted activities.
• Coordinating and completing the various engineering, and start-up aspects of projects while meeting HSSE, quality, schedule, and budget performance goals.
• Developing and retaining motivated and competent people.
• Undertaking the role of process owner.
• Driving safety by design and leading on opportunities for innovation

In this highly visible role, you will bring to life Woods three pillar strategy of Inspired Culture, Delivery Excellence and Profitable Growth on the Contract.  Leading by example, you will consistently display and enforce Wood values and behaviours, and commitment to the highest standards of safe and ethical behaviour, to ensure safe and reliable operations and client satisfaction.  

Ideally you will be an Australian citizen or be eligible to hold Permanent Residency (PR) to work lawfully in Australia.  This role is eligible for sponsorship and relocation support and those with visa applications already in progress are encouraged to apply.

You are a degree qualified in engineering and be Chartered (or eligible to qualify to be Chartered as a Mechanical Engineer in Australia).

In addition, you will:

• Have proven experience in a similar in a Discipline Manager role with relevant experience in successful operational and strategic delivery for a complex contract / portfolio within the Oil & Gas sector. 
• Be an expert in engineering excellence with extensive knowledge of engineering theories and techniques and a high level of skill in the application of this knowledge in the management of the engineering function. 
• Be a leader of people with several years of supervisory experience with an understanding of human relations, training, performance evaluation, and health and safety.
• Be commercially astute, you will be a savvy negotiator and mediator, capable of engendering an entrepreneurial spirit of cooperation and energising diverse teams to adopt best practice, while driving optimal performance with safety at the heart of everything we do.  
• Have a passion energy security and energy transition with the vision to navigate energy models of the future, coupled with your proven experience partnering with clients to be more efficient, sustainable, and optimised to deliver the best energy mix in their respective markets.  
• Be customer focused with an ability to develop sincere and open relationships with internal and external stakeholders, while balancing operational excellence to contribute to the competitive advantage of #teamwood.

What will set you apart will be your ability to influence and challenge others to both behave and perform in ways consistent with the interests of Wood, with proven experience unlocking engineering solutions to deliver client value and cost savings.

It takes an inclusive and diverse global community of inquisitive minds to unlock solutions to tomorrows most critical challenges. Wood encourages Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to apply.

If you are a suitably qualified and experienced Piping & Mechanical Engineering professional looking for a career opportunity without peer - apply today! 

Shortlisting will commence immediately.